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Netflix Unveils ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’; Viola Davis Talks Importance Of Project And Praises Co-Star Chadwick Boseman – Watch The Trailer

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Pete Hammond Awards Columnist/Chief Film CriticViola Davis is the first Black actress to win a Tony, Emmy and Oscar. Could a Grammy be in her future to complete that EGOT?

On the basis of this morning’s Netflix presentation of five clips for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, its December 18 release of the film version of August Wilson’s first play in his Century Cycle of 10 plays, it could be possible.

Although as director George C. Wolfe explained in a 40-minute conversation with Davis and moderator Nelson George, the musical aspects of this great blues story set in 1924 Chicago was indeed a collaboration led by the great Branford Marsalis, and included bringing in another singer to augment Davis’ own vocals on some of the songs.

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